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Do dogs know you're pregnant?

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Ok, I'm not sure I'm pregnant yet but I am having symptoms. I should get my period in 4 days and I'm waiting to see if it's late before I start testing. Anyway, the last week and a half one of my dogs has been acting VERY oddly towards me, he's been following me more, shaking when he looks at me and acting very pathetic. Nothing has changed and he's never acted like this before, he's usually very happy and confident. Do you think he's sensing that something is different that I don't know about yet? If I am pregnant I'd be around 4 weeks......

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I have dog that is like a child to me and since ive found out im pregnant i wouldnt say he acts weird around me, but i do notice differences like he absolutly 100% follows me everywhere now. If i sit down hes either right under my feet or trys to crawl on my lap. Typically he sleeps in bed with me and he used to lay at the bottom of the bed now he forces his way to the top and like his head as close to my stomach or chest as possible. Ive woken up several mornings with his head on my belly. If i leave the house he used to be ok with it and now it seems like he has separation anxiey... I most Definitly think dogs have a keen sense of things.

I think that dogs can tell when you are pregnant. Your hormones are different and dogs can sense those kinds of things. They are really in tune with humans emotions and hormones. When I was pregnant (I miscarried at 11 weeks 3 days) my dog was more protective of me and followed me everywhere...would sit outside the bathroom door while I was in there and walk in front of me when i would go down into the basement. Good luck!! update us on if it is a positive or not!!! :)

im 7 weeks pregnant now... ive yet to go to my first doc appt, but ive taken 2 home tests an they said yes. one at night an one in the morning. ive been eating like a pig now and ive been emotional and cry even over little things. to my relief ive only cried over happy things. to the point....my baby daddy has a lil lap dog (cute as a button) an that little guy hasnt left my side in weeks and he likes to lay on my belly now. hes careful about it too. he steps OVER my belly, then gently lays down, as to not disturb the little boy or girl that is growing in there. so YES!! i do believe they sense that we are mothers-to-be :)

I think dogs can sense when you are pregnant. A few days before my period was due my dogs started acting wierd around me, one was really protective and the other sniffed me a lot. Also every dog I encountered sniffed me more than normal. I just found out I'm pregnant about a week ago.

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My dog has been the same way. I cant move without him being under me. When we go on walks, he constantly looks back at me, and if I am sitting on the couch he lays infront of me, if I am in the bed he lays on the floor beside me ... I think he absolutely knows something is different. Its crazy how they know!

I believe dogs can sense when you are pregnant, especially if you are very close to your pets. I have two German Shepherds and roughly at 2.5 weeks pregnant (IVF) both my dogs stopped eating. Neither of them would eat for literally 4 days. They starved themselves and looked very depressed. I had to force feed them, and my dogs are very spoiled I cook for them every day, they eat better than most people do, so there is no excuse for them to not like their meals. I think they sense a new life, perhaps elevated hormones, and it may have worried them. The same thing happened when we brought a home 2nd dog. Our older dog who is now 1 years old became depressed and stopped eating for the first 3 to 4 days when we brought his little brother home. But we made sure not to disrupt our 1st dogs life or routine. The older dog eventually returned back to his normal self. Both our dogs seemed to return back to normal once I was passed 4 weeks pregnant. Im now 7 weeks pregnant and Im dogs are fine.

im 26 weeks pregnant and i do think dog can sense that you are pregnant i have a 6 year old miniature pinscher and she would be okay me leaving the house and now she would cry and will jump on me like if she was telling me dont leave me, shes more attached to me more she now has to sleep with me and she has to be facing me if i turn and give my back at her she would get up and get infront of me if i go to the restroom she waits for me at the door i think my dog takes care of me more than my husband jejejeje :)

During my first pg, I had a Lab that was obsessed with being around me, almost pouting if I wanted her to leave me alone. Then her daughter, another Lab of mine was the same way. Now in my second pg, I have another Lab (9 years later), and my female that I have now is pg herself, and she is hovering around me too. So I do believe they know.

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